Dead at Heart novel

Chapter 871 Wade could deal with the issue once he finished the work assigned to him. Janice hadn't expected such a reaction from both families. She thought they might reconsider the marriage once she voiced her opinion. Yet her request was completely ignored. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ ⓝovelFind.net Nicholas and Charles insisted on proceeding with the wedding. Janice was exasperated. She couldn't understand why everyone seemed to think she was acting like a spoiled child throwing a fit. Grace could see Janice's frustration. At the same time, she knew how rigid and old-fashioned Nicholas was.

"Jan, what's going on between you and Wade?" Janice felt a lump in her throat. Every time she thought about Wade caring only for Alicia, she felt like a failure. The idea of telling someone else about it mortified her. Holding back tears, she whispered, "Mom, Wade doesn't love me. I have no desire to force him to stay by my side." Grace's heart ached. She knew Janice well enough to realize how deeply she must have been hurt. She pulled her daughter into her arms. "It's alright. I'll talk to your dad later. He can be stubborn sometimes." Janice broke down the moment Grace tried to comfort her.

She bit her lip, trying to stifle her sobs. "Okay. I won't marry him. I don't want to get married anymore." Growing up in the Swanson family, Janice had lived a comfortable life. But she had also been expected to obey her parents and accept their arrangements. That was considered normal in high society. To outsiders, her outburst might seem unreasonable. But Janice couldn't endure it anymore. The thought of Wade prioritizing Alicia after marriage was unbearable. Wade had once been kind and gentle to her. However, everything changed when Alicia appeared.

She had been tossed aside and completely abandoned. She couldn't begin to fathom the reason for Wade's transformation, but in the end, it didn't matter to her anymore what the cause was. Resolving the situation, however, was proving impossible. That night, Grace tried to reason with Nicholas. Nicholas remained convinced that Janice was simply throwing a tantrum. "You know how our daughter is. She likes Wade. She even gave up her pride for him. "She even endured long-distance for him, never considering anyone else. She's just making a fuss now.

If she regrets calling off the wedding later, who will fix it?" Nicholas waved his hand dismissively. "We've decided to move the wedding to one week earlier. The sooner we have the wedding, the better." Grace realized she couldn't get through to him. Janice overheard part of their conversation. She knew Nicholas loved her, but he was a traditional man, stubborn in family matters. It seemed to her that all escape routes were gone. She was certain Nicholas would ensure her presence at the wedding, even if he had to tie her up and drag her there.

This was especially true now that the two families were about to begin the joint project; they couldn't afford any blunders or embarrassing fallouts. 1/3 Chapter 83 +25 Bonus Janice retreated to her room, forcing herself to calm down. If the wedding had been moved up by one week, she would have been wed next week. She had run out of ideas. The only option was to find someone and pretend they had already registered their marriage. That, she realized, was the only way out of this situation. If she was "married" to someone else, she couldn't possibly marry Wade.

Janice made up her mind instantly. She wasn't going to marry a stranger for real-that would be reckless. Instead, she would hire an actor to play the role. Once she and her fake partner made a scene at the wedding, everything would collapse. As for Wade, Janice decided she would no longer wait for him. P